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Description:This edition presents the classic free translation by Edward Fitzgerald of the great Persian poem (rubáiyát) by the 12th century astronomer and poet—Omar Khayyám. Fitzgerald’s masterful translation was first published as an anonymous pamphlet in 1859. Its colourful, exotic and remote imagery greatly appealed to the Victorian age’s fascination with the Orient, while its luxurious sensual warmth acted as a striking counterpoint to the growth of scientific determinism, industrialisation and the soulless Darwinian doctrine of the survival of the fittest. Greatly praised by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Swinburne, Ruskin and William Morris, the romantic melancholy of the poem anticipates the poetry of Matthew Arnold and Thomas Hardy, while its epicurean motifs link it to the Aesthetic Movement.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. To get started finding The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 96

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Limited

Release: 1996

ISBN: 1853261874

Description: This edition presents the classic free translation by Edward Fitzgerald of the great Persian poem (rubáiyát) by the 12th century astronomer and poet—Omar Khayyám. Fitzgerald’s masterful translation was first published as an anonymous pamphlet in 1859. Its colourful, exotic and remote imagery greatly appealed to the Victorian age’s fascination with the Orient, while its luxurious sensual warmth acted as a striking counterpoint to the growth of scientific determinism, industrialisation and the soulless Darwinian doctrine of the survival of the fittest. Greatly praised by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Swinburne, Ruskin and William Morris, the romantic melancholy of the poem anticipates the poetry of Matthew Arnold and Thomas Hardy, while its epicurean motifs link it to the Aesthetic Movement.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. To get started finding The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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